The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-06-19
OGDEN OCCURRENCES
News From the City Near the
Union Depot.
THE COMING CONVENTION.
The Ogden Ball Experts-Old FOLKS
Day-Newsy Notes From tho
Junction City.
THE COMING CONVENTION.

| Inc WIZ u4ONS ~ eA-S N~-SS
ball item in this mornings HERALD
committed grand blunder when he
said Ogden could not "play ball." This
error certainly arose not from MT
liciousness but rather from want of in
formation; had he been present and
witnessed game of ball that occurred
between rival mines taken from the
harness and butcher shops of the
coming metropolis, he would never
have written those words. Well, the
bows above referred to met and played
ball. They did not have time to decide
which would have beaten had the
great game been played to finish;
but the ball flew lively for four innings,
at the conclusion of which the score
was counted and found to stand 10 TO
| 20 in favor of the leather handlers.
The victors were jubilant, of course, and
| it will probably take one more turn to
convince the knights of the cleaver
that they can be entirely doWned. Look
| out for an exciting contest next time.
THE STATE CONVENTION.
The County Central Committee OF
Weber County have called mass con-
vention for the purpose of selecting six
delegates to the Constitutional
Convention to be held June
30th. The mass convention will.
be held in the Tabernacle here on
June 18th and an invitation is extended
to all parties to participate. The vision
of Statehood for Utah is attempting ae,
and if we may judge by the manner in
which Ogden business men have Coop
Grated for the advancement of the ma
terial interests of Ogden City, there will
be no pickering about the plan now
proposed to place the Territory on the
basis OF prosperity Ogden has already
assumed.
Let there be no ''scheming with fair
words, I" let the men who represent the
solid interests Of Utah unite and con-
slider the proposition for Statehood upon
the same broad basis that they do their
financial operations, and the project
will go through and proud Utah will
smile under the benignant sun of pros
porous happiness.
FUNERAL SERVICES.
Hooper turned out yesterday to pay
the last respects to one of her aged
veterans. Ny ron Higley, aged IS years,
died at that place on the 18th and was
buried on the 18th inst. One by one the
veterans pass away, only to have their
places filed in the ranks by others who
in turn must give way to the inevitable;
thus it is with life's journey. Mr.. HigIey
leaves numerous posterity and many
friends.
OLD FOLKS DAY.
Wednesday next the good old folks
will honor Ogden with their gray hairs
and benignant smiles. Every possible
has been made for cater
ing to the comforts of the grandpas |
and grandmammas, and the day prom |
ises to be one of fetes and pleasures |
Ogden has another opportunity to dis |
tinguish herself for hospitality, and it |
will not be saying too much to predict |
that the chance will be abuudantly i'm |
proved. Not the least feature of the |
day will be grand ball in the evening
given by the Ogden Rrass Band.
BRIEFS.
IT must be mistake to make Ogden |
for the ball playing of VIII
lard City players.
The city has been quiet for the past !
week, Notwithstanding the exciting ball |
contest and the Salvation Army.
TOMMY NORRIS, the painter, has gone
to Promontory with force of men to
paint. not the town, but the Promontory |
Stock Company's new building.
THE music stores have been raided |
for supply OF clappers, recently. Some
Of the metropolitan youths OF Ogden |
propose starting q rival to the Salvation |
Army. The concern is likely to draw.
Mrs. 7. D. HIGGINBoTHAM, wife of the
Fifth Street grocer. met with a severe
on Thursday. Her hand acct
IDENTIFY came in contact with a beef
slicing machine and an ugly wound was
inflicted on the first finger of her left
hand.
LIGHT by electricity and light by gas
will soon be enjoying competition with
each other in Ogden. The incanLescent
system of electric lighting is on the eve
Of being introduced. By the way, what
has become of the new electric light
On Tuesday, June 21st, G. Petersen, of
Huntsville; Richard Fry, Morgan; A;
Perry, Willard; T. B. Gordon, Cecil
Lamb, William Suffn, Cache Valley;
and A. E. Berline, Huntsville; will be
arraigned in the First District Court on
charges of unlawful cohabitation.
TIE funeral of George Slater, who
was killed at Battle Greek, Idaho. on
Wednesday last by being thrown from
a horse, occurred yesterday. Mr.. Slater
when the fatality occurred. He was an
old resident of Statewide, Shis county,
and was highly esteemed by his many
friends.
SOME Iowa capitalist have apparently
decided to investigate the matter of the
facilities for producing iron in Ogden.
They have sent for samples of ore which
Will be promptly supplied by our ener-
geIc Chamber of Commerce. 1t is to